Daniel 3:1 "Nebuchadnezzar the
king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the
breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in theprovince of
The statue, which the king arrogantly
made, represented himself as an expression of his greatness and glory and
reflected the dream where he was the head of gold.
This established
the worship of Nebuchadnezzar and the nation under his power, in addition to
the other gods.
This image of gold
is 90 feet high and 9 feet wide. This image is the size of a fairly large tree.
If it was made of pure gold, it was extremely heavy. The gold could have been a
covering over some other metal or material.
"Dura"
means circle, or dwelling. This
just means that it was within the boundary of
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